Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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